ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGER
Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering
Engineering-focused leader with 20 years of industry experience developing rapport, innovative thinking, and managing programs, budgets, risk assessments to all projects.
Articulate communicator skilled in making procedural decisions in regards to confidential company matters on behalf of contacts, peers, and upper management.
Proven mentor, trainer, and manager that cross-trains associates who are encouraged and supported to the full extent of productivity.
Multilingual: Portuguese, English, Spanish
AutoCAD, Navisworks 3D Project Review
Mathematical & Statistical Management
Microsoft Office Suite, SAP
Program & Project Management
Project Design & Implementation
Process Control & Improvement
Systems Engineering & Analysis
Data & Statistical Interpretation
Client Relationship Management
Design Problem Analysis & Resolution
Technical Consulting
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
L A SANTOS TECHNICAL CONSULTING, Warrenville, IL 2013-Present
Senior Consultant Engineer
Vale Potash Canada Contract: Interface Manager on the basic engineering for the main equipment of a $450M Potash Plant Project located in Saskatchewan, Canada.
VALE, Potasio Rio Colorado, Mendoza, Argentina 2011-2013
Senior Project Manager, Mining and Processing Plant
Leadership: Area Manager on the $180M+ project and $6B investment which was to build a Potash Production Plant located in Argentina.
HEITEC CONSULTING, Palm Desert, CA 2000-2011
Senior Project Manager, Project Engineering, Urban Development
Leadership: Managed several projects for the private sector, municipal, state, and federal entities with expertise in planning, design and construction of highways or transportation projects (roads, bridges or appurtenant structures), hydrology, hydraulics, wastewater project design and urban development. Expert in consulting, issues and project alternatives development.
NEFF ENGINEERS AND ASSOCIATES, INC., Salt Lake City, UT 1997-2000
Project Manager, Civil Engineering, Urban Development
Project Management: Planned, developed, and implemented project scope, budget, goals, milestones while coaching and motivating team to succeed. Experience with several private and municipal urban development projects
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science (Mechanical Engineering)
STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil
CERTIFICATIONS
Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE), Microsoft
A+ Certified, CompTia
PMP Certification, PMI Institute
AFFILIATIONS
American Society of Civil Engineers, Member